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The Diamond Hunters

2001 · 1 season

A slow-burning family saga of rivalry and inheritance, played with brooding seriousness against a sunlit South African backdrop.

Created by
Dennis Berry
Genres
Drama
Tagline
A battle for power.
Overview
Johnny, Benedict and Tracy grew up on the coast of South Africa, where their father, Jacob van der Byl, owns a diamond mine. While Johnny and Tracy are very close, Benedict and Johnny—who is not Jacob's biological son—are engaged in a continual rivalry. When Jacob dies, Benedict and Tracy inherit the entire fortune, while Johnny gets one third of the family firm.
How it feels
Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, betrayal, greed, power
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Dennis Berry
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Dennis Berry
Written by
Carmen Culver
Starring
Alyssa Milano, Roy Scheider, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jolene Blalock, Armin Rohde
Cinematography
Irek Hartowicz
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 120 min each
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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